Most Overrated TV Series

Breaking Bad.

Seriously why do people think this is good?

Downton Abbey.
Peaky Blinders.

xmiles wrote:Breaking Bad.

Seriously why do people think this is good?

It was good - I enjoyed it.

xmiles wrote:Breaking Bad.

Seriously why do people think this is good?

It's bloody brilliant. The dynamics between Walter, Jesse and Hank are perfectly scripted. Brian Cranston plays a very plausible character whose original intentions are simply to provide for his family.
Gus Frink has a tremendous malevolent presence almost on a par with Anton Chigurh.
The series is also laced with dark humour and more importantly, most of the scenarios are believable.
What isn't there to like?

Don't know if you can call it a series as such, but X Factor wants binning.

Emperor's new clothes in a televisual format.

Breadman wrote:Don't know if you can call it a series as such, but X Factor wants binning.

Emperor's new clothes in a televisual format.

Haven't watched it for years. It's just a vehicle for Simon Cowell to cash in on milking the best talent in the teenage market. Apart from Leona Lewis I can't think of another winner who has actually gone on to become a genuine superstar.

Opportunity knocks was better.
That Tony Holland was brilliant. Don't see quality acts like that now.

Strictly's just not as good nowadays for some reason.

It feels like there's something missing but I can't quite put my finger on it......

Breadman wrote:Strictly's just not as good nowadays for some reason.

It feels like there's something missing but I can't quite put my finger on it......

STOP IT! YOU BAD MAN.

I watched the first episode of The Strain on Watch last night - looks like a decent series to be fair. Just going to and watch the 2nd episode to see how if it gets any better.

Reebok Trotter wrote:

Breadman wrote:Don't know if you can call it a series as such, but X Factor wants binning.

Emperor's new clothes in a televisual format.

Haven't watched it for years. It's just a vehicle for Simon Cowell to cash in on milking the best talent in the teenage market. Apart from Leona Lewis I can't think of another winner who has actually gone on to become a genuine superstar.

One direction are very big here and in the USA. Or at least they were...

God know why.

Listen to 'em "singing" live here:

True... but they didn't win X Factor.. they were put together by Simon Cowell to form a boy band because he knew there was a niche for them in the teenage market. They actually didn't know one another before they auditioned individually for X Factor and none of them were successful in their solo auditions.

The formula for shows like the X Factor used to annoy the hell out of me but I'm more tolerant these days. The biggest exponent is Australian Masterchef which wrings every bit of pre-scripted emotion out of the contestants who are constantly harangued to tell us why Masterchef is so important to them - usually a tale which involves tragedy, death and rebirth - and to take us on their "personal journey". It's a fookin cookery programme that ostensibly is a cookery competition but in effect is an acting competition. Streets ahead of the Brit version in terms of game show personality and character.

X factor is more mature these days. They know which characters will sell/court controversy so increasingly people are put through on similar criteria to reality TV shows and they make selections on that basis.

Bake off, X factor - there are loads which tap into the same formula and they all follow the same process albeit in different settings.

Lost and prison break. I know I'm probably alone on this one but just couldn't get into them

Prison Break was ace.

Most overrated series is definitely The Wire, closely followed by Breaking Bad. They're simply shows it's cool to say you like. Bellends.

If you haven't watched more than the first couple of episodes of The Wire you are missing some outstanding television. Yes it's difficult to follow at first and maybe it helps to watch those first couple of episodes twice or with sub-titles but it is worth the effort.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Prison Break was ace.

I agree..however..there were more holes in the plot than half a pound of Swiss cheese. Nevertheless I still enjoyed it.
Lost got a bit lost within itself although I enjoyed the chemistry between Jack, Freckles and Sawyer.
The Wire ?? Gritty entertainment at its best. I can't understand anybody not liking The Wire.

xmiles wrote:If you haven't watched more than the first couple of episodes of The Wire you are missing some outstanding television. Yes it's difficult to follow at first and maybe it helps to watch those first couple of episodes twice or with sub-titles but it is worth the effort.

Don't patronise me. It's crap. You're saying it's good to look cool. But your crap clothes are letting you down.

I'd like to nominate the entire Discovery Network who used to show proper documentaries but now largely just show fake, staged bollocks like -

Pawn Stars.
Auction Hunters (at least three different versions currently screening.)
American Guns.
American Pickers.
Lizard Lick Towing.
Airplane Repo.
And that fucking dreadful thing about an outlaw biker gang that couldn't be any less convincing if they were all carrying scripts.

All utter shite.